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PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

LIQUID-DISPENSING APPARATUS..

SPECIFICATION forming part ofv Letters Patent No. 755,723, dated March29, 1904.

Application led July 18, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VERNAL S. TAYLOR, of Cambridge, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.V j

This invention has for its object to provide a simple and effectiveapparatus for dispensing liquids, and particularly beverages, from theoriginal packages or bottles in which they are inclosed, and at the sametime cooling the liquid.

The invention also has for its object to enable the original package orbottle to be displayed in plain View of the customer while the liquid isbeing drawn from it.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure l represents a side elevation of an apparatus embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a section on line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3represents a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. A represents asectionalview similar to a portion of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 represents a section on line5 5 of Fig. 4;.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

In the drawings, t represents a casing having an ice-receptacle 2 and abottle-receptacle 3, said receptacles being separated by a substantiallyvertical wall or partition Ll, arranged to laterally support the ice inthe receptacle. The bottle-receptacle is open at its lower end to permitthe insertion of a bottle endwise into it in an upward direction and isalso preferably open along one side to display the major part of thebottle b, inserted in it. The preferred construction of the casing is asfollows: The casing has a cylindrical body, which is cut awaylongitudinally at one side. The wall or partition 4 is segmental incrosssection, so that it partiallysurrounds the bottle, its edgesjoining the edges of the longitudinal opening in the side of thecylindrical body of the casing. The casing as a whole, therefore,

has a crescent-shaped cross-section, as shown in Fig. 5. Thecross-sectlon of the receptacle Serial No. 166,192. (No model.)

in one direction it will project under the bottlereceptacle and retainthe bottle therein.

When the apparatus is in use, the casing a rests upon a base CZ, fromwhich it is detachable.

Said base is preferably formed to project under the bottle-receptacle,so that it may serve as the means for preventing downward displacementof the bottle, the bottle being inserted in the receptacle 3 before thecasing a is placed upon the base.

e represents a siphon which is suitably aflixed to the casing a. Thelonger leg 8 of the Siphon is locateds in the ice-receptacle 2, whilethe shorter leg 9 extends downwardly into the bottle-receptacle 3, saidshorter leg being so located that when the bottle is inserted in itsreceptacle the neck of the bottle willreceive the shorter leg, and whenthe bottle has been adjusted to place in its receptacle the shorter legwill stand in the central portion of the bottle, as shown in Figs. 2 and3.

f represents a faucet aixed to4 the lower portion of the casing a andcommunicating with the longer leg of the siphon.

, g represents a stand-pipe, which is formed to fit the mouth of thebottle as a stopper and extends above the neck of the bottle. Thestand-pipe communicates with the interior of the bottle and constitutesan extension of the neck thereof, so that when the stand-pipe is filledwith liquid its contents will form a part of a liquid column extendingfrom the bottom of the bottle to a point somewhat above the the crown ofthe siphon, the stand-pipe having a receiving upper end located abovethecrown of the siphon and a delivering lower end located below the crownof the siphon and formed to enter the bottle-neck. It will be seen,therefore, that when the standspipe is thus filled and the'faucet isopen the pressure of the liquid column will cause the liquid IOO to fiowthrough the Siphon, and thus start an automatic flow, which willcontinue as long as the faucet remains open. Then the faucet is closed,the Siphon will remain filled, the liquid being held in the Siphon byatmospheric pressure. so that the liquid may be drawn in portions orcharges of any desired quantity and from time to time until the bottleis emptied or its contents fall below the shorter leg of the Siphon.Preferably the Shorter leg terminates at a suflicient height above thebottom of the bottle to leave enough liquid in the bottle to fill thestand-pipe g when the next bottle is inserted. The stand-pipe g ispreferably affixed to the Siphon, the latter passing through one side ofthe stand-pipe and being' soldered or otherwise secured thereto.

The casing (t is preferably provided with a detachable cover a. Saidcover may be provided with an orifice a3, coinciding with the stand-pipey, to enable the stand-pipe to be filled without removing the cover.

In using the described apparatus the receptacle 2 is charged with ice,and a bottle b, containing the liquid to be dispensed, is inserted inthe receptacle 3, the bottle being moved endwise upwardly, so that itreceives the shorter leg of the Siphon. The apparatus is formed withreference to a given size and Shape of bottle, so that when the bottleis fully inserted in the receptacle 3 the stand-pipe g is seated in theneck of the bottle. The casing is now placed upon the base (l, and aSuiicient quantity of the liquid with which the bottle is filled ispoured into the stand-pipe. The apparatus is now ready for use, and theliquid may be drawn off as desired through the Siphon by the opening ofthe faucetf, which is preferably provided witli a spring-closed valve.After the bottle has been emptied it may be readily removed by removingthe casing from the base, and another bottle may then be substituted forit, the liquid remaining in the first bottle being preferably pouredinto the standpipe g to prepare the apparatus 'for the dispensing of thecontents of the newly-installed bottle.

rlhe form and arrangement of the ice and bottle receptacles, whereby themajor portion of the bottle is displayed in the sight of the customer,is a very desirable feature of the invention, enabling the customer tosee the liquid drawn from the original package,which is identified bythe label` the latter being displayed in the opening of thebottle-receptacle.

The stand-pipe g constitutes a Very simple and desirable means forstarting the Siphonic flow. If desired, the longer leg of the Siphon maybe given a helical form to increase its length, and therefore the areaof surface exposed to the cooling action of the ice.

It will be observed that the relatively thin substantially vertical wallor partition 4, conforming to the external shape of the bottle andforming a part of the vertical wall of the icereceptacle, so that itsupports the ice laterally, enables the contents of the bottle to becooled by the close proximity of the bottle to the ice, the latterremaining in contact with the partition 4 until melted.

lt is obvious that a Siphon arranged for use with a bottle or other likereceptacle and provided with a stand-pipe g, which is adapted to beseated in or on the bottle-neck to increase the height of the liquidcolumn in the bottle, may be used without the other parts of thedispensing apparatus here Shown or in connection with any other form ofapparatus.

I claiml. A liquid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing having anice-receptacle, and a bottle-receptacle separated from theice-receptacle by a wall or partition, a Siphon the longer leg of whichis in the ice-receptacle, while its shorter leg projects downwardly intothe bottle-receptacle, and a faucet connected with the longer leg, thebottle-receptacle having an opening at its lower end to permit theendwise movement of a bottle into the receptacle in position to receivethe shorter leg of the Siphon.

2. A liquid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing having anice-receptacle, and a bottle-receptacle separated from theice-receptacle by a substantially vertical wall or partition arranged tolaterally support the ice in the receptacle and formed to partiallysui'- round the bottle, said bottle-receptacle being open at one side todisplay a bottle therein, a Siphon having its longer leg in theice-receptacle and its shorter leg in the bottle-receptacle, and afaucet connected with the longer leg of the Siphon.

3. A liquid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing having anice-receptacle, and a bottle-receptacle separated from theice-receptacle by a wall or partition, the bottle-receptacle being openat its lower end to permit the' endwise insertion of a bottle, means forpreventing end wise downward displacement of the bottle, a Siphon havingits longer leg in the ice-receptacle and its shorter leg in thebottle-receptacle, and a faucet connected with the longer leg of theSiphon.

4. A liquid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing having anice-receptacle, and a bottle-receptacle separated from theice-receptacle by a wall or partition arranged to laterally support theice in the receptacle, a Siphon having its longer leg in theice-receptacle and its shorter leg in the bottle-receptacle, a faucetconnected with the longer leg of the Siphon, and means for starting aflow of liquid from the bottle through the Siphon.

5. A liquid-dispensing apparatus comprising a casing having anice-receptacle, and a bottle-receptacle Separated from theice-receptacle by a wall or partition, a Siphon having its longer leg inthe ice-receptacle and its shorter leg in the bottle-receptacle, afaucet connected IOO IIO

with the longer leg of the Siphon, and a standpipe formed to enter theneck of a bottle in the bottle-receptacle to increase the height of thecolumn of liquid in the bottle and Start the flow of liquid through theSiphon.

6. A Siphon having a stand-pipe located at its upper portion, saidstand-pipe having a re ceiving end located above the crown of theSiphon, and a delivering end located below the crown of the Siphon andformed toenter the neck of a liquid-receptacle.

7. The combination of a liquid-receptacle having a contracted neck, aSiphon having its Shorter leg located within the receptacle, and

a stand-pipe having a receiving end located I5 above the crown of theSiphon, and a deliveiu ing end located below the crown of the Siphon andformed to enter said neck.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

VERNAL S. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

C. F. BROWN, E. BATCHELDER.

